guilty

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From Middle English gilty, gulty, from Old English gyltiġ (“offending, guilty”); equivalent to guilt + -y.

But he's guilty, isn't he? — By Advice of Counsel, Arthur Cheney Train
Of what phantasies had I been guilty! — The Lock and Key Library: Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English, Unknown
I am not guilty of corrupting innocence. — History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Henry Fielding

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